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National Wool MuseumPennant
... Mildura...Victoria...HUMPTY DUMPTY Greetings from MILDURA VICTORIA...National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool Street Geelong geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Mildura Victoria HUMPTY DUMPTY Greetings from MILDURA VICTORIA Pennant ...HUMPTY DUMPTY Greetings from MILDURA VICTORIAmildura, victoria -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumBook, Looking To The River, 1991
... ...Rio Vista Mildura Victoria...Mildura, Victoria, Australia...Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum 49 Hogan Street Tatura the-murray Written to celebrate the centenary of Rio Vista, home of W B Chaffey, now a Museum. chaffey families Rio Vista Mildura Victoria W B Chaffey Mildura Museum Green and pink cover, sketch looking out through front door of Rio Vista, Mildura, when fountain was there. ...Written to celebrate the centenary of Rio Vista, home of W B Chaffey, now a Museum.Green and pink cover, sketch looking out through front door of Rio Vista, Mildura, when fountain was there.chaffey families, rio vista mildura victoria, w b chaffey, mildura museum -
Bendigo Military MuseumPhotograph - Royal Australian Survey Corps Surveyors in the Field – Victoria, 1956 - 1958
... Victoria 1956 – 1958. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, colour, 1956. Surveyors enjoying a tea break. L to R: Tom Gilbert (cook), Barry Broad, Tony Slattery, John Van De Graff. Taken at Boonoonar, a locality south of Mildura...Boonoonar, near Mildura, Victoria...Victoria 1956 – 1958. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, colour, 1956. Surveyors enjoying a tea break. L to R: Tom Gilbert (cook), Barry Broad, Tony Slattery, John Van De Graff. Taken at Boonoonar, a locality south of Mildura ...This is a set of two photographs of surveyors and support staff in the field undertaking tasks in Victoria 1956 – 1958. The surveyors were employed in the establishment of mapping and geodetic control. In this era surveyors used theodolites to observe horizontal and vertical angles and chains to measure base line distances between survey stations. This is a set of 23 photographs of surveyors and support staff in the field undertaking duties in Victoria 1956 – 1958. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, colour, 1956. Surveyors enjoying a tea break. L to R: Tom Gilbert (cook), Barry Broad, Tony Slattery, John Van De Graff. Taken at Boonoonar, a locality south of Mildura. .2) - Photo, colour, 1958. Surveyors taking a break from driving. L to R: Leo Bub, Bob Thompson. Taken at Puckapunyal..1P to .2P annotated on back – personnel names, the year and the location. royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, asr, army svy regt, fortuna, surveying -
Bendigo Military MuseumPhotograph - Military Funeral, Army Headquarters Survey Regiment Personnel, Mildura, 1968
... Mildura in 1968. As a senior officer of field rank (Colonel or above) led the funeral procession, it is presumed the unknown deceased soldier was also a highly ranked field officer. The location of the funeral service was the Methodist Church in Merbein, based on the sign in photo .2P and the burial was held at the Midura Cemetery in northwest Victoria, based on the annotation on the back of photo .10P.......Mildura, Victoria...Mildura in 1968. As a senior officer of field rank (Colonel or above) led the funeral procession, it is presumed the unknown deceased soldier was also a highly ranked field officer. The location of the funeral service was the Methodist Church in Merbein, based on the sign in photo .2P and the burial was held at the Midura Cemetery in northwest Victoria, based on the annotation on the back of photo .10P. ...This is a set of 26 black & white photographs of troops from the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment undertaking ceremonial drills at a military funeral held at Mildura in 1968. As a senior officer of field rank (Colonel or above) led the funeral procession, it is presumed the unknown deceased soldier was also a highly ranked field officer. The location of the funeral service was the Methodist Church in Merbein, based on the sign in photo .2P and the burial was held at the Midura Cemetery in northwest Victoria, based on the annotation on the back of photo .10P.This is a set of 26 black & white photographs of troops from the Army Headquarters Survey Regiment undertaking ceremonial drills at a military funeral held at Mildura in1968. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) to .8) - Photo, black & white, 1968. All unidentified. .9) &.10) - Photo, black & white, 1968. Front rank L to R: unidentified (x4), SPR Bob Williams, SPR John McCracken, remainder unidentified. Rear rank L to R: all unidentified. .11) to .13) - Photo, black & white, 1968. File on right: No. 4 - SPR Bob Williams, No. 5 - SPR John McCracken, remainder unidentified. File on left: all unidentified. .14) to .19) - Photo, black & white, 1968. All unidentified. .20) - Photo, black & white, 1968. Front rank L to R: all unidentified. Rear rank L to R: unidentified, SPR John McCracken, SPR Bob Williams, remainder unidentified. .21) to .26) - Photo, black & white, 1968. All unidentified. There are no annotations, except the date ‘1968’ is written on the back of photo .10P. No personnel are identified.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph, Iced Van TP-1, Mildura c.1962, 1962c
... Mildura, Victoria, Australia ...Victorian Railways iced vans TP vans In 1958 two wagons, T 297 and 283, had passenger bogies added and were renumbered to TP 1 and 2, for express running from Melbourne to Mildura on the "fruity". In 1959, a further three wagons (393, 381 and 356) were converted to TP 3 through 5. At time of conversion, TPs 1, 2 and 3 had single-width doors added at each end of both sides, but TPs 4 and 5 retained only the centre doors provided on regular T vans. In the late 1970s the vans were fitted with "FOOD TRANSPORT ONLY" signs as health regulations required. The vans were intended to become the VRPY class in the 1979 recoding, but this never happened despite being indicted as such in the 1983 Working Time Table. Vans 1, 2 and 3 were out of service by 1983, and vans 4 and 5 followed the year after. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Railways_iced_vans Victorian Railways . Net TP-1 was scrapped at Totenham in 1979 http://www.victorianrailways.net/freight/freight%20pages/tp/tp.htmlDigital TIFF file Scan of 120 format 6x6 [no brand identification] black and white negative transparencymildura railway station, george coop collection, iced van, tp-1, victorian railways, wagon -
Red Cliffs Military MuseumFramed Photo, WW1 Photo of Troops (Copy), (estimated); post WW1
... Mildura , Victoria, Australia ...There is no record of owner, donor, or who the troops in the photo are.This photo copy is in a black wooden frame and is of troops sitting in front of the Sphynx in Egypt. Figures can also be seen climbing the Sphynx.Written under the photo - Copy by Mildura Studiosww1, sphynx, egypt -
Ithacan Historical SocietyPhotograph, Archimandrite Daniel Maravelis, c 1920s
... Mildura, Victoria, Australia ...Pictured is Archimandrite, Daniel Maravelis with members of the Greek community in Mildura. He was born in Smyrna and was the Archimandrite of the Greek in Melbourne from 1915 to 1922. He presided over the official opening of the first IPS clubrooms located at Michael's Building, Cnr Elizabeth and Lonsdale Streets Melbourne on Sunday 23rd September 1917. Similar vehicles were used between the years 1915-1925 to travel to picnics.A black and white photograph of a vintage bus parked outside a weatherboard building which is partly hidden with vines. A two storey hotel building is on the LHS of the photograph. A priest is standing in the bus and two men and a lady are standing in front of the vehicle. Two other people are standing on the far RHS. A tent is visible in the middle distance.In Greek: Sigalis and Rita Nicolaidisgreek orthodox community -
Ithacan Historical SocietyPhotograph, Spot Cafe, Mildura, c1925
... Deakin Avenue, Mildura, Victoria, Australia ...Some Ithacans on arrival in Melbourne moved to the larger regional country towns and opened food vending businesses. John (Ioannis) Raftopoulos (Fiakas) was one such Ithacan who established himself in Mildura. He opened the Sport Cafe in Langtree Avenue. The Spot was an elegant and sophisticated establishment and as well as serving meals, also served the latest sundaes and cool fountain drinks. By the late 1930s he had also opened a milk bar in Mildura’s Astor Theatre. Raftopoulos was a true entrepreneur and ran a number of business in the Mildura and Red Cliffs. John's father, Efstathios Raftopoulos (Levendis) arrived in Australia in 1895 and John soon followed. John's brother-in-law Dimitrios Vlassopoulos arrived from Ithaca in 1922 and opened the Golden Key Café in Red Cliffs. Dimitrios had previously spent about 10 years in America where he gain knowledge and experience in the food and hospitality business. The Golden Key Café shared similarities with the Spot Sundae ‘Parlor’. Ithacan settlement in Mildura area dates back to the early 1900s. A black and white photograph of the interior of a cafe. There are five waitresses and two waiters; three of the women are behind a counter and the other two are standing beside the tables which are lined up on either side of the restaurant. One of the waiters is at the rear is behind a counter while the other is in the background. The restaurant is adorned with Christmas decorations and potted plants. -
Ithacan Historical SocietyPhotograph, Baptism in Mildura, c1933
... The priest travelled from Melbourne to conduct special family services for the Greek community in Mildura and other regional towns in Victoria. It is possible that there was more than one baptism during the service to take advantage of the priest attendance in Mildura. ...Mildura, Victoria, Australia...The priest travelled from Melbourne to conduct special family services for the Greek community in Mildura and other regional towns in Victoria. It is possible that there was more than one baptism during the service to take advantage of the priest attendance in Mildura. ...The photograph is taken following the baptism of Marietta Paizis, the daughter of Gerasimos and Penelope Paizes, took place in an Anglican Church in Mildura with the Orthodox priest conducting the service. This was common practice amongst the Greek community in Mildura during the first half of the twentieth century as there was no Orthodox Church in the town. The priest travelled from Melbourne to conduct special family services for the Greek community in Mildura and other regional towns in Victoria. It is possible that there was more than one baptism during the service to take advantage of the priest attendance in Mildura. Marietta was the daughter of Maintaining traditional customs and ceremonies has always been important amongst the Greek immigrants who settled in Australia. Although the majority of Ithacans and other Greeks settled and established businesses in Melbourne during the first half of the twentieth century, some settled in regional towns throughout Victoria. Ithacan settlement in Mildura dates back to the early 1900s. A black and white photograph of a group of people standing outside a church. Three adults holding their babies are standing in the front of the group. Everyone in the group is smartly dressed suggesting that the photograph was taken to celebrate a special occasion. -
Ithacan Historical SocietyPhotograph, Jim Kandiliotis, October 1998
... Mildura , Victoria, Australia ...Jim Kandiliotis is standing at the wheel of a paddle steamer on the Murray River.A coloured photograph of a man at the wheel of a paddle steamer.kandiliotis, jim, paddle steamers, mildura -
Embroiderers Guild, VictoriaTextile - Drawn and Pulled Thread Table Cloth, Mrs Jean Gray, 1980's
... 607 San Mateo Ave, Mildura, Victoria, Australia ...Made and donated by the donor.Exquisite drawn and pulled thread table cloth in a modern design. It is cream lauder gauze with a geometric design in pulled thread in each corner and two borders.embroidery, drawn thread, pulled thread, table cloth -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, McLean, Bruce, The Mildura Suburban Trains Service 1922-28, 1978
... Railroad operations - Victoria - history...Mildura...Mildura, Victoria, Australia...Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran Prahran Railroad operations - Victoria - history Mildura - railways - history A history of the suburban service out of Mildura in Victoria including timetables and rollingstock from 1922 to 1928. ill, maps, p.17. ...A history of the suburban service out of Mildura in Victoria including timetables and rollingstock from 1922 to 1928.ill, maps, p.17. A history of the suburban service out of Mildura in Victoria including timetables and rollingstock from 1922 to 1928.railroad operations - victoria - history, mildura - railways - history -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Keily, John, Steam on the Lens Volume II: Walhalla Railway Construction, 2002
... Mildura, Victoria, Australia ...A photographic record by Wilf Henty of the construction of the 2'6" VR narrow gauge railway from Moe to Walhalla in Gippsland Victoria in 1904.ill, p.111.non-fictionA photographic record by Wilf Henty of the construction of the 2'6" VR narrow gauge railway from Moe to Walhalla in Gippsland Victoria in 1904.vr narrow gauge railways - victoria - history, railroad construction - victoria - history -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Keily, John, Steam on the Lens: The photographs of Wilf Henty
... Mildura, Victoria, Australia ...A photographic record by Wilf Henty of the Victorian railway and architecture in country Victoria.ill, p.129.non-fictionA photographic record by Wilf Henty of the Victorian railway and architecture in country Victoria.railroad construction - victoria - history, railroads - victoria - pictorial works -
Beechworth Honey ArchivePublication, Code Of Practice For Assuring The Quality Of Australian Honey - Beekeeper Edition (Australian Horticultural Corporation), 1993
... Mildura, Victoria, Australia ...Slightly larger than A5 hard folder,white back cover, front cover & spine is black with a picture of bees on comb & gold writing inside pages are pale yellow 44 pages plus index Australian Honey Board & Honey Bee Research & Development Council 2 copies -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumBook, History of Irrigation in Australia
... Mildura, Victoria, Australia ...Produced to cover hisstory of development of irrigation in AustraliaConstruction scene on front cover in black and white. Main Colour marooh. White printing on dark background and black printing giving details.books, history, local -
Kew Historical Society IncPhotograph, Wedding of Laurie Dean, 1934, 1934
... Mildura, Victoria, Australia ...Photograph of a bride and two bridesmaids. The bride is Laurie Dean who was married in Mildura in August 1934. The crushed velvet, wedding gown that she wears in the photo is also part of the collection.Crushed velvet wedding gown worn by Laurie Dean, nee Jenkins at her wedding in Mildura, August 1934. Donate day her daughter Mary Deane.laurie dean, wedding photographs -
Surrey Hills Historical Society CollectionBook, Straight to the Source: a guide to sources for Victorian History, 1995
... Mildura, Victoria, Australia ...This book is a detailed bibliography of historical sources useful to the general public, students and researchers.This book is a detailed bibliography of historical sources useful to the general public, students and researchers.historical libraries, victoria - history - sources, monash public history group, victoria - history - library resources -
Musculoskeletal Health Australia (now held by the Glen Eira Historical Society)Photograph - Group photo, 1999
... victoria... afv... rural access project... outreach... sports forum for school students... merv hughes... australian cricketer... marion sharkey... rural access project manager... mildura...Mildura, Victoria, Australia...A cropped version of this photo appears on page 18 of the 1999 Annual Report, accompanying a report titled "Rural Access project". arthritis foundation of victoria afv rural access project outreach sports forum for school students merv hughes australian cricketer marion sharkey rural access project manager mildura annual report 1999 [On a white label, handwritten in blue ink] Marion Sharkey, Rural Access Manager, and Merv Hughes at the sports forum for school students in Mildura. ...In 1999, Australia cricketer, Merv Hughes, was the special guest at a Sports Forum for School Students. This event was conceived as part of the Rural Access Project. This photo depicts Merv Hughes and AFV's Rural Access Project Manager, Marion Sharkey, at the forum while a third person is demonstrating the use and safety features of a protective sports helmet. A cropped version of this photo appears on page 18 of the 1999 Annual Report, accompanying a report titled "Rural Access project".COL photo of three people indoors, one standing and two seated. The woman standing is holding up a protective sports helmet with both hands. She is looking towards the two seated people, who are looking off camera. All three people are laughing.[On a white label, handwritten in blue ink] Marion Sharkey, Rural Access Manager, and Merv Hughes at the sports forum for school students in Mildura. [On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in the centre, in black ink] ^ Page .18 ['.18' is circled] Annual 99|pages. [Archivist's notes, handwritten at the top of the sticky note, in pale black ink] MILDURA 1999 [Archivist's notes, handwritten at the bottom of the sticky note, in pale black ink] SPORTS FORUM FOR SCHOOL STUDENTSarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, rural access project, outreach, sports forum for school students, merv hughes, australian cricketer, marion sharkey, rural access project manager, mildura, annual report, 1999 -
Musculoskeletal Health Australia (now held by the Glen Eira Historical Society)Photograph - Group photo, XX/06/1999
... victoria... afv... mildura...In the late 1990s, Arthritis Victoria undertook a Rural Access Pilot Project over a period of two years. In June 1999, during the final phase of the project, the Mildura Rural Access Pilot Project Task Force held a meeting. ...Mildura, Victoria, Australia...L-R Marlene Shaddock, Project Worker, Fay Sutton Mildura Arthritis Self Help Group & Kris Thorton, Community Nurse Sunraysia Community Health Service". arthritis foundation of victoria afv mildura rural access pilot project task force meeting marlene shaddock project worker fay sutton mildura arthritis self help group kris thorton community nurse sunraysia community health service outreach arthritis update 1999 [Handwritten in blue ink] MILDURA RURAL ACCESS PILOT PROJECT TASK FORCE MEETING JUNE 1999. ...In the late 1990s, Arthritis Victoria undertook a Rural Access Pilot Project over a period of two years. In June 1999, during the final phase of the project, the Mildura Rural Access Pilot Project Task Force held a meeting. This photo, taken at the meeting, appears on page 20 of the Vol 12 Issue 4, Summer 1999 edition of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update. It is captioned: "Mildura Rural Access Pilot Project Task Force Meeting. L-R Marlene Shaddock, Project Worker, Fay Sutton Mildura Arthritis Self Help Group & Kris Thorton, Community Nurse Sunraysia Community Health Service".COL photo of three women posing for a photo at a table or desk. Two of the women are seated while the third woman is standing between them. The woman standing is holding a stack of brochures and leaflets and a clipboard. On the wall behind them is a large display board with headings such as "AND PEN NEEDLES..." and "TESTING STRIPS". In the background, there is a window with vertical blinds.[Handwritten in blue ink] MILDURA RURAL ACCESS PILOT PROJECT TASK FORCE MEETING JUNE 1999. L --> R MARLENE SHADDOCK, PROJECT WORKER, MILDURA, FAY SUTTON, ARTHRITIS SELF HELP GROUP, MILDURA, CHRIS ['CRI' is crossed out and over-written in black pencil as 'KRI'] THORTON, COMMUNITY NURSE, SUNRAYSIA COMM. HEALTH SERVICEarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, mildura rural access pilot project, task force meeting, marlene shaddock, project worker, fay sutton, mildura arthritis self help group, kris thorton, community nurse, sunraysia community health service, outreach, arthritis update, 1999 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumBook, Mildura Calling, 1981
... ...mildura victoria...Amongst the first pioneers of the district. history of mildura mildura victoria early pioneers of mildura mrs w b chaffey mildura paddlesteamers chaffey pump alice lapthorne Brown cover, white lettering, sketches of Chaffey pump, Paddlesteamer, Vineyard, Rio Vista and Mrs. ...To record history of Mildura and districts and a dedication to authors parents and their stories of early days. Amongst the first pioneers of the district.Brown cover, white lettering, sketches of Chaffey pump, Paddlesteamer, Vineyard, Rio Vista and Mrs. W B Chaffey on cover.history of mildura, mildura victoria, early pioneers of mildura, mrs w b chaffey, mildura paddlesteamers, chaffey pump, alice lapthorne -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumBook, Chaffey's Kingdom, 1976
... ...mildura victoria...Sketches of Rio Vista, now home of Historical Society and Museum. the sunraysia story mildura mildura victoria chaffey brothers dried fruits industry in sunraysia Buff coloured, orange circle, photograph of statue of W B Chaffey in centre of front cover, orange back cover. ...Buff coloured, orange circle, photograph of statue of W B Chaffey in centre of front cover, orange back cover.the sunraysia story, mildura, mildura victoria, chaffey brothers, dried fruits industry in sunraysia -
National Wool MuseumPennant
... Mildura...Victoria...National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool Street Geelong geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Mildura Victoria MILDURA Vic. Mildura Vic. Pennant ...MILDURA Vic. Mildura Vic.mildura, victoria -
National Wool MuseumPennant
... Mildura...Victoria...National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool Street Geelong geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Mildura Victoria Mount Isa QLD. LAKE MOONDARRA Pennant ...Mount Isa QLD. LAKE MOONDARRAmildura, victoria -
National Wool MuseumPennant
... Mildura...Victoria...National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool Street Geelong geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Mildura Victoria MILDURA MILDURA Vic. Pennant ...MILDURA MILDURA Vic.mildura, victoria -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook, Wendy Liddell, Her Majesty's Development of Theatre Tourism Packages 1998, 1998
... mildura...tourism victoria...Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields This project was completed in two phases: Phase 1 - Segmentation Study Phase 2 - Product Development introduction & objectives methodology analysis & findings/results - phase 1: segmentation study analysis & findings/results - phase 2: product development conclusions & recommendations review & evaluation of the project assessment of the industrial experience & learning experience ballarat mildura tourism victoria roy morgan segments goldfields region craig's royal hotel ballarat fine art gallery her majesty's theatre peter freund janice haynes wendy liddell lynne mclennan peter morey barb dunlop wendy hall colin benjamin julie jewell ian hamilton janet reynolds Her Majesty's Theatre Ballarat theatre entertainment performing arts White soft covered book of 34 pages with 22 appendices. ...This project was completed in two phases: Phase 1 - Segmentation Study Phase 2 - Product DevelopmentWhite soft covered book of 34 pages with 22 appendices. It includes pull out brochures and leaflets.introduction & objectives, methodology, analysis & findings/results - phase 1: segmentation study, analysis & findings/results - phase 2: product development, conclusions & recommendations, review & evaluation of the project, assessment of the industrial experience & learning experience, ballarat, mildura, tourism victoria, roy morgan segments, goldfields region, craig's royal hotel, ballarat fine art gallery, her majesty's theatre, peter freund, janice haynes, wendy liddell, lynne mclennan, peter morey, barb dunlop, wendy hall, colin benjamin, julie jewell, ian hamilton, janet reynolds, her majesty's theatre ballarat, theatre, entertainment, performing arts -
Ithacan Historical SocietyPhotograph, Stathi Raftopoulos with Uncle Efthimios, January 1934
... Mildura, Mallee, Victoria, 3500, Australia. ...Pictured is Efthimios Raftopoulos and his nephew Stathis Raftopoulos. The Raftopoulos (Levendi) family commenced migration in the late 1890s. Members of the family initially settled in Mildura and Merbein where they operated various business enterprises. Some family members later came to Melbourne. The photograph was taken shortly after Stathi's arrival in Australia in 1934. His Uncle Efthimio arrived in Australia in the early 1900s. A sepia studio photograph of man seated and a young boy standing next to him. Both are wearing suits. A larger scanned copy of this photograph is in the duplicate folder. efthimios raftopoulos, stathis raftopoulos, levendi -
Ithacan Historical SocietyPhotograph, Stathi & Loula Raftopoulos on horse, c 1930s
... Mildura, Mallee, Victoria, Australia ...In the 1930s Stathi Raftopoulos' family settled in Merbein where he is pictured on his horse together with his young sister Loula. A scanned black and white photograph of a young boy on a horse holding a little child.stathi raftopoulos, loula raftopoulos -
Wodonga & District Historical Society IncBook - The Australian Irrigation Colonies Illustrated, Chaffey Brothers, C. 1888
... Irrigation districts -- Victoria -- Mildura Region -- History...Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc Hut 97, Bonegilla Migrant Experience, 132 Bonegilla Road Bonegilla the-murray Irrigation - Murray River Irrigation districts -- Victoria -- Mildura Region -- History Irrigation districts -- South Australia -- Renmark Region -- History Chaffey Brothers A prospectus on a grand scale, designed to promote the irrigation scheme developed by the Chaffey Brothers, primarily focussed on their work in Victoria and South Australia. ...A prospectus on a grand scale, designed to promote the irrigation scheme developed by the Chaffey Brothers, primarily focussed on their work in Victoria and South Australia. It was published to promote 'irrigation colonisation'" and contains numerous advertisements promoting life in the colonies of South Australia and Victoria. This volume was issued in association with the 1888 Melbourne International Exhibition.A volume with a gilt- and blind-decorated red bubble-grain cloth, with a large advertisement for Pears' Soap in gilt on the rear cover.non-fictionA prospectus on a grand scale, designed to promote the irrigation scheme developed by the Chaffey Brothers, primarily focussed on their work in Victoria and South Australia. It was published to promote 'irrigation colonisation'" and contains numerous advertisements promoting life in the colonies of South Australia and Victoria. This volume was issued in association with the 1888 Melbourne International Exhibition.irrigation - murray river, irrigation districts -- victoria -- mildura region -- history, irrigation districts -- south australia -- renmark region -- history, chaffey brothers -
Ithacan Historical SocietyPhotograph, Vlass family celebration, Red Cliffs
... Red Cliffs, Mildura, Mallee region, Victoria, Australia ...The photograph features members of the Vlassopoulos (Vlass) family (Kopela) many of whom settled in the Mildura area. It was following the wedding day of Peter (Pano) Vlass and Joyce Mason. Pictured from L-R: Costa Vlass, Ida Mason (Joyce's sister), Peter (Pano) Vlass, Joyce Mason, Stathy Vlass, Bill (Vasilis) Florence (Floria) and Angelos (Agathangelos) Vrettos. Front from L-R: George Mason, Joyce's father; and Demetrios Vlassopoulos, father of Costa, Pano and Stathy. The photo was taken in Red Cliffs in the backyard of the Golden Key Cafe which was opened by Demetrios Vlassopoulos together with his brother-in-law Spiros Raftopoulos (Levendis). Demetrios Vlassopoulos (Kopela) arrived in Australia circa 1922-23 and settled in Red Cliffs where his brothers-in-law, John and Efthimios Raftopoulos, (Fiakas) had established themselves in a range of business enterprises in Mildura district. Demetrios' three sons, Stathy, Pano and Costa migrated to Australia during the 1930s. His wife, Eugenia (nee Raftopoulos) did not arrive in Australia till 1950 accompanied by her son Nikos. Like many women, Eugenia was left to raise her children whilst her husband migrated for work and to support the family back home. They had been separated for almost 30 years.A print of a photograph of a family group of six men and two ladies. The group are standing and seated in front of a house which has a water tank in the background.kopella
